Rodolfo Ziberna, mayor of the Italian city of Gorizia, said that the organizers of the “Rodolfo Lipizzer” festival had taken a scandalous action by preventing Russian artists from participating in international music competitions.
In his statements to Russia’s “Novosti” agency, Zybrna added that the organizers of the competition from the “Lipetser Association” took a scandalous action in their decision, due to the multinational character and ancient cultural tradition. of this city. border of Slovenia.
The organizers of the music competition held in Gorizia, planned to be held in September, had previously refused the participation of 3 Russian violinists. Lorenzo Quale, head of the Lipitser Association, said the decision was in line with international sanctions on fighting in Ukraine.
Gorizia City Council then invited the organizers to a meeting they did not attend.
According to the mayor, all is well for the Russian violinists, who were invited to the concert on July 20.
“They should have paid the competition fee and the cost of the trip, but now it’s going to be us. They will get a bigger response and a wider audience, ”said Rodolfo Zyberna.
“Now there is discrimination against immigrants from Russia and everything Russian. What’s next? Shouldn’t we stop reading books by Russian authors and talk about the architecture and beautiful things that have appeared in Russia? ”
Source: “Novosti”
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